XS135:
Introduction and practice in advance first aid, CPR techniques, AED instruction, and oxygen administration for the paramedical professional. Students must meet professional rescuer standards as established by national certification agencies such as the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association.
Meeting Times, Location, & Course Delivery Details
In Person.
* If WC were to move to an online format, this class would move to online synchronous, Zoom*
Contact Information
Upon successful completion of this course....
Textbook; American Heart Association; BLS Provider Manual, 2025 edition. This book is distributed in class, provided by your class fees.
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- Explain how the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system works and the professional rescuer’s role in the EMS system, including how this role differs from the citizen responder’s.
- Understand Team Dynamics
- Identify guidelines to follow to ensure personal safety (BSI/BBP) and the safety of others at an emergency scene.
- Explain what happens in the body if certain body systems fail to function.
- Identify ways in which diseases are transmitted and describe basic safety precautions to prevent transmission (BSI/BBP).
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of breathing emergencies, including choking, and demonstrate how to provide rescue breathing and first aid for choking.
- Identify a resuscitation mask and a bag-valve mask and demonstrate how to use them.
- Identify the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and describe how to minimize them.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of a possible heart attack and describe how to care for someone who is experiencing persistent chest pain.
- Recognize the signs of cardiac arrest and demonstrate how to provide CPR (adult, child, infant) until advanced emergency medical care arrives.
- Explain how to give CPR in certain special situations and under certain conditions.
- Understand lifesaving defibrillation, including using an automated external defibrillator.
- Identify when it is appropriate to administer supplemental oxygen.
- Describe and demonstrate the steps required to administer supplemental oxygen to a breathing and non-breathing victim.
- Describe and demonstrate how to measure and insert an oropharyngeal (oral) airway and a nasopharyngeal (nasal) airway.
- Describe and demonstrate the techniques for suctioning.
- Recognize life-threatening bleeding and demonstrate how to control it.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of shock and describe how to minimize its effects.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries and demonstrate how to care for them. Spine boarding will be included.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of sudden illness, including poisoning, overdose, bites and stings, and heat and cold emergencies, stroke, anaphylaxis and describe how to care for them.
- Describe when and how to move a victim in an emergency situation.
Tentative Schedule;
Course Schedule
| WK 8 | 3/2
| Part 11: Choking Relief (adult, child, infant), continued AHA TEST #1 ? (Specific date ?) |
| WK 9 | 3/9 | SPRING BREAK- NO CLASS |
| WK 10 | 3/16 | Oxygen, Airways (OPA, NPA), Suction |
| WK 11 | 3/23 | Oxygen, Airways (OPA, NPA), Suction, continued |
| WK 12 | 3/30 (no class Friday; Good Friday) | First Aid topics: bleeding, heat/cold emergencies, soft tissue/ musculoskeletal conditions, sudden illness, poisoning, bites/stings |
| WK 13 | 4/6
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First Aid topics: bleeding, heat/cold emergencies, soft tissue/ musculoskeletal conditions, sudden illness, poisoning, bites/stings, continued |
WK 14 _____ WK15 _____ WK16 _____ Final Exam | 4/13 __________________ 4/20 __________________ 4/27 (5/1; last day of class) __________________ 5/6/26 10:15am-12:15pm | First Aid topics: bleeding, heat/cold emergencies, soft tissue/ musculoskeletal conditions, sudden illness, poisoning, bites/stings, continued _____________________________________________ Moving a victim in an emergency situation, Specific emergency sport related topics (Spine boarding) ___________________________________________________ Specific emergency sport related topics (Spine boarding), continued Catch up/review if needed _____________________________________________ FINAL WRITTEN EXAM (AHA #2 TEST) ****FINAL PRACTICAL EXAM- by appointment in my office**** |
Subject to change during the semester. Adequate notice of changes will be given.
1Exam; BLS.............…………………….25 pts, counts double
1Exam; First Aid......…………………….15 pts, counts double
Weekly Quizzes...…………………...…...20 pts. each
Skill Check off’s …………………..……10 pts. each Final Practical Exam..……….……..…....200 pts. **Exams and assignments may vary**
*Written & practical skill check offs must be passed by 84% or higher in order to receive a certification card from the American Heart Association. The certification card is good for 2 years.
**BBP is renewed annually (possibly required by workplaces).
***Practical check offs will be scheduled outside of regular class time. 1 on 1 evaluation.
The grading scale will be as follows:
A = 90 – 100% of total pts.
B = 80 – 89% of total pts.
C = 70 – 79% of total pts.
D = 60 – 69% of total pts.
F = 59% and below
*Grading system is straight letter grade, no +/- grades.
* Points will be deducted from tests for late arrival on test days*
*Instructor reserves the right to take attendance and participation into consideration when assessing final grades in this class.
Grade Notification: Available on Blackboard
Instructor Course Policies
Due to the hands on experiences of this course, students are expected to attend all classes. More than 3 (three) unexcused absences will result in an “F” in this course, regardless of points accumulated on exams, quizzes, etc.
“See the current Student Handbook for the college’s Attendance Policy especially as it pertains to excused absences.”
Scholastic misconduct is cause for a failing grade (for assignment and/or the class) and a letter about the incident will be placed in the student’s permanent file in the Office of Academic Affairs. The student may be asked to appear before the Academic Standards and Appeals Committee as well.
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on assignments or examinations, plagiarizing, misrepresenting as your own work any part of work done by another, or interfering with another student’s work.
“See the current Student Handbook for the college’s Academic Integrity policies as they pertain to examinations, plagiarism, classroom behavior, and the process for handling academic misconduct charges.”
***AI use will NOT be permitted in this class***
Cell Phone/Texting:
ABSOLUTELY NO cell phone use (including texting) in class! Your complete attention is needed at all times. Cell phone use will be considered academic misconduct!
Institutional and Program-Level Policies
All exams will follow the Final Exam Schedule. Students scheduled to take three or more final examinations on one day may request to arrange their examination schedule, so no more than two exams occur on one day.
Requests for early or late exams are considered only under extreme circumstances. Prior to the exam period, the student must file a written request on the Early/Late Exam Form available in the Student One Stop Center, Academic Records, and on the WC portal. The form must be signed by the Instructor and the Academic Dean, approving the alternate exam time. This process must be completed prior to the scheduled exam period.
Undergraduate: SP25 Final Exam Schedule Graduate:
Out-of-class Work Expectation A minimum of 2 hours of out-of-class student work is expected for each hour of in-class time for traditional face-to-face courses. For online and hybrid courses, the combination of face-to-face time and out-of-class work should be equal to 3 hours per credit hour per week. |
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Academic Integrity Policy The use of generative AI is prohibited except where expressly allowed in assignment instructions. |
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Accessibility and Disability Services
Accessibility and Disability Services
Wilmington College provides accommodations and services for student with a variety of disabilities, including chronic illnesses, psychological, physical, medical, learning, and sensory disability amongst others. If you anticipate or experience barriers based on disability and feel you may need a reasonable accommodation to fulfill the essential functions of this course, you are encouraged to contact:
Spencer Izor, Associate Vice President of Compliance - Title IX/ADA Coordinator at spencer.izor@wilmington.edu or 937-481-2365 or Nathan Flack, Academic Resource Manager at 937-481-2208 to learn more about the process and procedures for requesting accommodations, or by visiting College Hall Room 306a or the Robinson Communication Center, Room 103.
Religious Accommodations
Wilmington College strives for an inclusive climate and welcomes students from all backgrounds, faiths, and experiences. If religious observance impedes your ability to participate fully in classroom activities or a principal holiday from your religious tradition occurs during the semester and conflicts with class meetings or activities, please make the professor aware of this immediately to determine if a reasonable accommodation is possible.